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Bombs, disputes mar Hagel’s Afghan visit

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS

Posted: March 10, 2013 at 6:04 a.m.

Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Afghan Army soldier runs to take up position outside the Afghan Defense Ministry after a suicide bomber on a bicycle struck outside the ministry, killing at least nine Afghan civilians as U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

KABUL — Two suicide bombings and a host of looming disagreements with the Afghan president cast a shadow Saturday over U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s first visit to Afghanistan since taking the post.

Hagel on bombing near him: "We're in a war zone"

Militants staged two deadly suicide attacks to mark the first full day of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's visit to Afghanistan, a reminder that insurgents continue to fight and challenges remain as the U.S.-led NATO force hands over security. (By The Associated Press)
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